Achernar Island
Achernar Island, also known as Utöy, is an island 2.8 kilometres long, lying 1.9 kilometres west of Shaula Island in the Øygarden Group. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from aerial photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37, and named Utoy.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Achernar Island
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Oygarden Group, Antarctica
- Category: landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Achinese to Swedish—“Achernar Island” goes by many names.
- Achinese: “Achernar Island”
- Cebuano: “Achernar Island”
- Chinese: “水委一岛”
- Danish: “Achernar Island”
- Dutch: “Achernar Island”
- French: “Achernar Island”
- German: “Achernar Island”
- German: “Achernar-Insel”
- Indonesian: “Achernar Island”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Achernar Island”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Utøy i Antarktis”
- Papiamento: “Achernar Island”
- Swedish: “Achernar Island”
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